tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post9166360840733293317..comments2017-09-25T21:34:12.712-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Former AMA Chair Calls Out CDC for Bad ScienceChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-49658638159703069432013-05-03T23:17:00.299-05:002013-05-03T23:17:00.299-05:00Amen to Bitter Fig - I live in Maine and suffer th...Amen to Bitter Fig - I live in Maine and suffer the consequences of a restricted selection of beverage choices on a regular basis :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32353442175314114342013-05-02T20:21:07.638-05:002013-05-02T20:21:07.638-05:00It&#39;s important to be specific about what &quot...It&#39;s important to be specific about what &quot;private&quot; liquor sales means. Maine, for example, has privately run stores and a privately-run-but-state-granted monopoly distributor which sets statewide prices. Private is not necessarily synonymous with competitive.The Bitter Fignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-56687239292862020882013-05-02T13:01:10.079-05:002013-05-02T13:01:10.079-05:00I would, in fact, expect the opposite to be true. ...I would, in fact, expect the opposite to be true. Many studies have shown that &quot;sin taxes&quot; have a strong, negative correlation with consumption. When taxes and prices go up, consumption goes down. Since most state liquor authorities, in my experience, are less expensive then private stores in neighboring states, I would expect that consumption would actually be higher in states with state-run storesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-7695471306943020472013-05-02T11:31:25.987-05:002013-05-02T11:31:25.987-05:00The CDC seems to be a hotbed of politically motiva...The CDC seems to be a hotbed of politically motivated bad-science. They need to be drastically reigned-in and refocused on their core mission.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.com